This is due to the fact that our skulls actually morph
Um I think it takes alot longer than 40 years for this to happen, closer to 60 to actually SEE the way the dimensions alter, the look he has is that of collagen loss and low fat deposits.
This is what leads to some getting an old look, and what also leads to others appearing "more attractive" in old age since the facial bones shift into a more symmetrical pattern a la Sean Connery.
I think this is all made up. I think loss of collagen just makes it appear as if the individuals facial bones are shifting and all that jive. Jared leto is damned near 40 and has not lost any collagen since he was 20, his face does not look weird old or bone shifted. And it's not genetics because if gravity yanks the bones every which way in 40 years it would be universal in all people because bones are bones, regardless of genes. Simply speaking I think the '41 year old teenager' is just underweight. Pack 15 pounds of muscle on him and he will look 31.
Humans can detect even the slightest degree of this onset in others, which is why no amount of dieting can suspend belief of someone's age range.
I think this is all made up horse manure with no science behind it.
They can look like a very, very healthy 40 or 50 year old, but the bones do not lie.
yea this guy looks his age, look at them asymmetrical bones going every which way! omg omg omg I could tell immediately he is almost middle aged! omg!
It would be interesting to see the solution that could counteract this bone morph.
I would actually like to see studies that prove unequivocally that there IS bone morphing. And that it only takes 40 years to see. But if the bones do shift over time I am quite sure DHT production has something to do with it as well as other dietary factors (DHT causes bone growth in aging men etc). Jared letos diet is most vegetarian raw food so his DHT levels are low. Very low. This I imagine is why he does not look like a demented bone morphed freak as you think he should at almost 40. This is why he looks in his 20s rather than approaching 40. There was another user on this site paul I believe who is 40 years old and also does not appear to experience significant 'bone morphing'. He is also a vegetarian.
Edited by TheFountain, 23 November 2009 - 07:03 AM.